Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his presidential campaign on Tuesday, joining a crowded -- and still growing -- GOP primary field.
show him in the single digits, badly trailing both Trump and DeSantis.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., March 27, 2023.Christie's campaign, which is expected to feature a sprawling offensive against Trump, marks a full-circle moment for the former governor, who quickly endorsed Trump after dropping out of the 2016 presidential race and largely remained a vocal ally during Trump's four years in the White House.
Christie has lamented what he views as a lack of candidates in the GOP field who can adequately attack Trump head-on. He has frequently cited one 2016 debate in which he lambasted Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for giving canned answers -- barbs that many believe helped sink Rubio's bid."You better have somebody on that stage who can do to him what I did to Marco, because that's the only thing that's gonna defeat Donald Trump," Christie said earlier this year.
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